Google Authenticator finally gets an update bringing with it the ability to transfer accounts to different devices

Google Authenticator is a terrific app but it appears to display a good deal of neglect obtaining not seen an update considering that 2017. Overnight Google has pushed out an update that presents it a visible makeover and also some new attributes.

The new style and design makeover provides the app into the 2020 design language, Material Design 2., and also a black dark theme, as approximately each and every other Google app presently has. Along with the structure changes Google have added the functionality to effortlessly transfer the accounts to a new product with the use of a QR code transfer.

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To use the new features you just faucet the import/export device in the overflow menu. The app then lets you decide which accounts you want to export and makes a QR code based on that. Scan the QR code with the gadget you want to transfer the accounts to (from the import method of the Google Authenticator app) and viola, accounts will be transferred throughout.

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The update is bit by bit rolling out and we have not found it on our gadgets just yet so it seems to be a staggered rollout. The update will update your applications from model 5. to 5.1 so continue to keep an eye out for that update in the Participate in Retail store if you use this as your 2FA app.